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Google+ Rolls Out An Updated Clean Design & Better Functionality
Google has started rolling out a new design on Google+ that is cleaner and more functional for its users. Some of these updates include expanded…
Laughing Squid Ranked #29 in the Top 100 Blogs
I haven’t looked at the Technorati Top 100 list a while, but we are now at #29 on the list. I noticed this when reading…
Architectural Criticism Translated
Grant Snider helps translate architectural criticism in his latest installment of Incidental Comics. Prints are available in his online shop.
Pancakes, Butter & Syrup Quilt with Bacon Rug
In 1973, British-born artist Ros Cross created Pancakes, Butter & Syrup Quilt with Bacon Rug, a full-sized soft sculpture art quilt as a “response to…
Montage of Stunt Footage Captured by Canon 5D Crash Cameras
“Crash Cam” is a montage of stunning film and TV stunt footage captured by director of photography Shane Hurlburt with the help of some very…
A RoboGames 2012 Documentary is Being Planned
RoboGames founders David Calkins and Simone Davalos have recently started a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to help finance RoboGames 2012, a documentary film about their…
Cut Money Collage Art by Chad Person
Artist Chad Person creates beautiful collage art from cut American banknotes. His first cut banknote series “Worshipping Mammon” features objects he purchased using a car…
Matt Groening Reveals the Real Location of The Simpsons’ Springfield
Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, was going to name the main character Matt but didn’t think it would go over well in a pitch…
Bacon & Egg Ice Cream
Over at Instructables, makendo has posted the recipe and detailed preparation instructions on how to make bacon and egg ice cream. The dish was inspired…
Airplane Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style
To pass the time during long flights, artist Nina Katchadourian goes to the lavatory, adorns herself in tissue paper costume, and creates hilarious self-portrait photos…